PSU Softball splits two with Keene State

Apr 19, 2005

KEENE, N.H. - Junior Rose Eaton
(Concord, N.H.) tossed a one-hit shutout to lead Plymouth State
University to a 1-0 victory over Keene State College in the first
game Tuesday afternoon, but Keene State came back with a 2-0 win in
the nightcap to earn a split of the Little East Conference softball
doubleheader at Owl Athletic Complex.

Eaton, who had five strikeouts and no walks, had her no-hitter
spoiled with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning on a
single up the middle by freshman Katy Conklin (Selkirk, N.Y.)

PSU scored the game's only run in the top of the fifth inning when
sophomore Colleen Courtney (Norwood, Mass.)
singled to left to score pinch runner Ashley
Riberdy (Manchester, N.H.). Riberdy pinch ran for freshman
Kristi Curry (Nottingham, N.H.), advanced to
second on a sacrifice bunt by freshman Devin
Caswell (Wilton, N.H.) and came home on the RBI single by
Courtney.

Senior Meghan McLoughlin (Brattleboro, Vt.) was the hard luck
loser for the Owls. She fanned nine and allowed three hits in seven
innings.

Freshman Ashlee Nicholson (Swanzey, N.H.) pitched a complete-game
five-hitter to lead the Owls in the nightcap. KSC scored both
of its runs in the fifth inning. Elizabeth Mroczka (Rocky Hill,
Conn.) led off with a single, advanced to second on a wild pitch
and moved to third on Kari Gardner's (Grafton, Mass.) sacrifice.
Mroczka came home on a bunt by Kristie Braley (Derry, N.H.).
Amanda Foote (Hudson, N.H.) later singled, stole second and
came home on an outfield error.

Nicholson fanned three and didn't give up a walk to improve her
record to 5-2. PSU senior Kim Jeffs
(Stoughton, Mass.) allowed only four hits and no walks while
striking out four, but took the loss.

PSU, 10-14 overall and 2-6 in the LEC, returns to action Saturday
with another tough LEC doubleheader at Rhode Island College (1:00
p.m.). RIC is in first place in the LEC with a 7-1 conference
mark. Keene State is now 19-5 overall and 4-4 in the LEC.